Status:
COMPLETED
The Sugira Muryango Longitudinal & Spillover Study
Lead Sponsor:
Boston College
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Rwanda
FXB-Rwanda
Conditions:
Cognitive Change
Growth; Stunting, Nutritional
Eligibility:
All Genders
3+ years
Brief Summary
The Early Childhood version of Sugira Muryango is a family-based, home-visiting intervention targeted at early childhood development and implemented with families living in extreme poverty in three di...
Detailed Description
The aim of the study is to assess the impacts of Sugira Muryango on treated families compared to families receiving only usual care (controls) four years after the intervention. Moreover, at this visi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Participated in the Sugira Muryango CRT in 2018-19 (Trial Registration Number NCT02510313).
- Family inclusion criteria for the CRT were:
- living in the Rubavu, Ngoma or Nyanza District of Rwanda
- being VUP-eligible (according to the Rwandan government)
- having at least one child aged 6-36 months living in the home
- having at least one caregiver who was willing to discuss and enhance their caregiving practices by interacting with a home-visiting coach (a community-based volunteer or CBV).
- Further caregiver inclusion criteria were:
- was aged 18 or older and cared for child(ren)
- lived in the same household as the child(ren). For the current Longitudinal Study, inclusion criteria for families are
- having participated in the prior CRT
- living in Ngoma, Nyanza, or Rubavu districts
- having at least one child who participated in the CRT and who is currently living in the household.
- Inclusion criteria for younger siblings are:
- aged 3 months or older
- was not eligible to participate in the original CRT due to age (below 6 months or not yet born at the time of CRT).
- Inclusion criteria for older siblings are:
- aged 12 years or younger
- lived in the household but was not eligible to participate in the original CRT due to age (above 36 months at the time of CRT)
- currently lives in the household that participated in the CRT.
- Exclusion Criteria:
- Other than not meeting inclusion criteria, specific family exclusion criteria for the CRT were:
- caregiver(s) having severe cognitive impairments which precluded their ability to speak to the research questions under study
- families or caregivers being in the midst of crisis (e.g., a caregiver(s) with active suicidal attempts or psychosis). Families with ongoing crises or disabilities were excluded from the study and were referred to appropriate services.
- These exclusion criteria remain the same for the current Longitudinal study.
- Siblings will be excluded from sampling for the spillover study if the primary caregiver has been away from the household for six months or more.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 20 2022
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 31 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
2932 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05405400
Start Date
April 20 2022
End Date
December 31 2022
Last Update
August 6 2025
Active Locations (3)
Enter a location and click search to find clinical trials sorted by distance.
1
Homes and community buildings
Ngoma, Rwanda
2
Homes and community buildings
Nyanza, Rwanda
3
Homes and community buildings
Rubavu, Rwanda